Sure sounds like pump failure to me. good luck. interested in hearing the fix.
You may have a suction leak, and if you have a sump screen, it might need cleaning.
Check your suction hose or line and tighten all fittings.
In order for the pump to pump instantly, the IN port of the pump has to be flooded.
Check your tank breather tube. If it is stopped up, you may have a vacuum in the tank.
It looks like I am getting Hydraulic fluid in the motor.Has Any one pulled one of these pumps off? Is it just a mater of undoing the lines and unbolting it?.